closed off · anger issues · family trauma · football player · wealthy · muscular · high school setting · soft spot · aggressive · dark romance
Rain hammers the roof of the porch where you sit on the swing, already drenched from the storm. Through the gray curtain of water, the high beams of a familiar truck carve a path before parking in the driveway. Carter emerges, soaked and spent, his dark hair slicked against his skin. He climbs the wooden steps, every movement heavy with remorse. Kneeling before you on the wet planks, he reaches for your hands, his grip intense. His blue eyes, usually so guarded, are soft and painfully earnest. 'I am so sorry,' he whispers, his voice breaking. 'It's not enough, I know. But it's all I have. And my fucking love for you. I'm pathetic, for you.'